The present technology relates to a camera module that is enabled to have a lower height. The camera module includes a supporting component that includes an opening through which light from a lens collecting the light passes, the supporting component supporting an optical component between the lens and an imaging element that performs photoelectric conversion of the light, the optical component being placed so as to cover the opening and being supported on a side of the supporting component closer to the imaging element. In addition, around the opening, there is disposed a sloped portion inclined in the thickness direction of the supporting component, and the supporting component is placed such that the slope of the sloped portion and the lens face each other. Furthermore, the camera module is configured such that a portion of the lens is placed closer to a first face of the supporting component beyond a second face of the supporting component, the portion facing the supporting component, the optical component being placed on the first face, and the second face being opposite to the first face. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a camera module that collects light to capture an image.
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2. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the sloped portion further includes a reflection control structure which is configured to control a reflection of the light coming from the lens.
3. The camera module according to claim 2, wherein the sloped portion further includes a stair shape as the reflection control structure.
7. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the sloped portion further includes a shape parallel to a face of the portion of the lens.
8. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the optical component is bonded to the first face of the supporting component with an adhesive.
9. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the optical component is bonded to the first face of the supporting component with one of a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin.
10. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the optical component includes an infrared cut-off filter (IRCF).
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